The committee nominated 10 finalists and selected two winners in each of the four categories: e-government, Defense, homeland security, and state and local.

'Remember this is about results, and all of you have demonstrated results today,' said Karen Evans, Office of Management and Budget administrator for IT and e-government.

E-government winners:

Grants.gov consolidates information on more than 900 grants programs and provides citizens with an easy way to find and apply for the opportunities. Charles Havekost, Grants.gov project manager, said the portal is a great way to make government work better for citizens.

The Defense Department's Standard Procurement System automates procurement processes for all DOD organizations.

Homeland security winners:

The Disaster Management portal, also one of OMB's 25 e-government projects, provides one-stop access for disaster-related information and services as well as a communication and collaboration area for first responders.

The Justice Department's Regional Information Sharing System lets 6,800 state, local and federal law enforcement agencies nationwide share information and coordinate on projects.